Carbon Finance: The Financial Implications of Climate Change
- ISBN-10
- 1118161157
- ISBN-13
- 9781118161159
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-20
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Sonia Labatt, Rodney R. White
Description
Praise for Carbon Finance "A timely, objective, and informative analysis of the financialopportunities and challenges presented by climate change, includinga thorough description of adaptive measures and insurance productsfor managing risk in a carbon constrained economy." —James R. Evans, M. Eng. P. Geo., Senior Manager,Environmental Risk Management, RBC Financial Group "Climate change will have enormous financial implications in theyears to come. How businesses and investors respond to the risksand opportunities from this issue will have an enormous ripplingeffect in the global economy. Sonia Labatt and Rodney White'sinsights and thoughtful analysis should be read by all who want tosuccessfully navigate this global business issue." —Andrea Moffat, Director, Corporate Programs, Ceres "In Carbon Finance, Labatt and White present a clear andaccessible description of the climate change debate and the carbonmarket that is developing. Climate change is becoming an importantfactor for many financial sector participants. The authorsillustrate how challenges and opportunities will arise within thecarbon market for banking, insurance, and investment activities aswell as for the regulated and energy sector of the economy." —Charles E. Kennedy, Director and Portfolio Manager,MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc. "Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge of ourgeneration. Its impact on the energy sector has implications forproductivity and competitiveness. At the same time, environmentalrisk has emerged as a major challenge for corporations in the ageof full disclosure. Carbon Finance explains how thesedisparate forces have spawned a range of financial productsdesigned to help manage the inherent risk. It is necessary readingfor corporate executives facing challenges that are unique in theirbusiness experience." —Skip Willis, Managing Director Canadian Operations, ICFInternational "In this timely publication, Labatt and White succeed incommunicating the workings of carbon markets, providing simpleexamples and invaluable context to the new and changing mechanismsthat underpin our transformation to a carbon-constrained world.Carbon Finance will be the definitive guide to this fieldfor years to come." —Susan McGeachie, Director, Innovest Strategic ValueAdvisors, Graduate Faculty Member, University of Toronto; and JaneAmbachtsheer, Principal, Mercer Investment Consulting, GraduateFaculty Member, University of Toronto
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